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so i just typed in new york and california. it automatically generated the figures for me, and with one click, i can capture this snapshot, share it on facebook and twitter, which i will right after this, and get any other information i want about any state in the country. another thing that fascinates me, if we get away from the numbers and that kind of talk, lots of americans don't vote. i am always interested to hear the stories about people who are voting no matter how you're voting. what's inspiring you and makes you different from people who are apathetic or too busy or can't vote? what's inspiring you? we have this new app set up on my facebook page, joshlevs@cnn. you can click on it, you can show it to all your friend, and we have questions there. i have a screen for you with the questions they have posted for me that's going on my facebook page. we're asking you what is inspiring you to vote? what's getting you out to the polls, if you've already done it or if you plan to do it? what's inspiring you to go out there and
so i just typed in new york and california. it automatically generated the figures for me, and with one click, i can capture this snapshot, share it on facebook and twitter, which i will right after this, and get any other information i want about any state in the country. another thing that fascinates me, if we get away from the numbers and that kind of talk, lots of americans don't vote. i am always interested to hear the stories about people who are voting no matter how you're voting. what's...
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. >>> the presidential race has been won by governor ronald reagan of california. >> george h.w. bush. >> too close to call. >> george w. bush re-elected. >> barack obama, president elect of the united states. >> this is cnn. >> right now barack obama and mitt romney, they're trying to close the deal with voters in battleground states. >> stand by for the new presidential poll as we count down the last crucial hours until election day. >> tonight, the final fran advertise race for president before voters have their say. mitt romney and barack obama ending a long and close campaign. >> do you want more of the same or do you want change? >> fighting for every vote until the bitter end. >> we know what change looks like and what he is offering ain't it. >> this hour our last presidential poll before election day, the candidate's 11th hour game plan and the possibility of a stunning cliff hang zero this is the time to elect a leader. >> i would like to win this earlier than later. >> cnn's countdown to election day, the fight for the presidency, the battle for congress, and the issue
. >>> the presidential race has been won by governor ronald reagan of california. >> george h.w. bush. >> too close to call. >> george w. bush re-elected. >> barack obama, president elect of the united states. >> this is cnn. >> right now barack obama and mitt romney, they're trying to close the deal with voters in battleground states. >> stand by for the new presidential poll as we count down the last crucial hours until election day. >>...
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there's a reason san diego, california is the human genome capital of the world. same deal, public, private, foundations, people working together. ever since the tea party took over the republican party -- >> boo! >> ever since the tea party took over the republican party, they say it's my way or the highway, we're right all the time. they've beat the distinguished republican senator from indiana, richard luger, their most important foreign policy spokesperson because he was attacked by his opponent for cooperating with president obama on national security. they're nominee actually said, i couldn't make this up, that his happiest day was when he was imposing his opinion on someone else and he wanted the people to send him to washington, so that he could have more partisanship in washington, d.c. now if you want it, you can have it. the people of indiana don't want it, congressman joe donnelly his opponent was ahead by 11 points in the most recent polls, you're going to change that. but it will all be for naught if you reward him by not electing president obama. if
there's a reason san diego, california is the human genome capital of the world. same deal, public, private, foundations, people working together. ever since the tea party took over the republican party -- >> boo! >> ever since the tea party took over the republican party, they say it's my way or the highway, we're right all the time. they've beat the distinguished republican senator from indiana, richard luger, their most important foreign policy spokesperson because he was...
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the polls stay open in california and the west end of california for a long time. right now still very bullish here in the romney campaign. >> dan, what we have seen, you know, mitt romney out there, joe biden out there on the campaign trail, president obama, who we saw making a couple of calls and greeting campaign workers, there is a lot of superstition on what the campaign has on what they should do on election day. >> that's right. the president always played basketball before big elections. he did not play in 2008 before new hampshire and he lost. so they're very superstitious. robert gibbs told me yesterday, we weren't going to repeat that mistake again this time. reggie love, the president's former body man, put together basketball game, went to a local rec center here in chicago, arne duncan, the president's secretary of education joined in with others to play the game. it is not one of these technical things you can tie to election results. but they very much believe in it, so the president playing basketball, hoping it will have an impact on the race. >>
the polls stay open in california and the west end of california for a long time. right now still very bullish here in the romney campaign. >> dan, what we have seen, you know, mitt romney out there, joe biden out there on the campaign trail, president obama, who we saw making a couple of calls and greeting campaign workers, there is a lot of superstition on what the campaign has on what they should do on election day. >> that's right. the president always played basketball before...
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democrats are trying hard to unseat gop incumbents in blue states like california, new york and illinois and could see gains in maryland and florida. so why do these house races matter? members of congress will have to make big decisions in the coming months. chief among them, reaching a deal to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff, a series of tax increases and spending cuts set to take effect next year. >> the zoidecisions confronting congress over the next four months are bigger than most of us have seen in our lifetime, i think, on the fiscal will matters at least. >> reporter: athena jones,s cnn, washington. >> hurricane sandy changes the rules for election day. some voters will now cast their ballots by e-mail and fax. how d? dumb luck? or good decisions? ones i've made. ones we've all made. about marriage. children. money. about tomorrow. here's to good decisions. who matters most to you says the most about you. massmutual is owned by our policyholders so they matter most to us. massmutual. we'll help you get there. and the candidate's speech is in pieces all over the district. the wr
democrats are trying hard to unseat gop incumbents in blue states like california, new york and illinois and could see gains in maryland and florida. so why do these house races matter? members of congress will have to make big decisions in the coming months. chief among them, reaching a deal to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff, a series of tax increases and spending cuts set to take effect next year. >> the zoidecisions confronting congress over the next four months are bigger than most...
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political scientist, you look at the three most difficult states in the country, new york, illinois, and california, in terms of public policy, they're all dominated by democrats, and they have almost no solutions. >> last night -- >> i just -- >> you were talking about the house in the negotiation. you stood on the stage along with the other candidates and said that you would not take a 10-1 deal. is that a line in the sand that you think house republicans should stick to? >> i think you can find revenue through royalties on oil and gas. i think you can find revenues through economic growth. i think you can find revenues, frankly, by looking at various federal assets that are being very badly managed. it would be a long, long way before i jump to taxes, just watch the total disaster in staten island new jersey and new york and ask yourself, is this a fema, and is this a department of homeland security you want to throw more money at? or do we need very fundamental reform before we give them more money. >> speecher gingrich, it's nice to have you with us this morning. >> thanks, soledad. republican
political scientist, you look at the three most difficult states in the country, new york, illinois, and california, in terms of public policy, they're all dominated by democrats, and they have almost no solutions. >> last night -- >> i just -- >> you were talking about the house in the negotiation. you stood on the stage along with the other candidates and said that you would not take a 10-1 deal. is that a line in the sand that you think house republicans should stick to?...
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in california support for prop 37 has dropped steeply from 66% in september to 39%. but many are fighting hard for the right to know. >> i've got to make the decisions about their diets. >> reporter: on election day it will be her vote. yukon blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. >>> when we come back on a monday from cancer treatment to the gridiron. the colts head coach makes a power speech and his rookie quarterback delivers with a record setting performance. at the masters. 14-year-old boy from china will be the youngest boy ever to hit the links at augusta national. on sunday that eighth grader won the asia-pacific championship which earned him an invitation to the masters. i'm terrell brown. this is "cbs morning news." good morning and welcome to 9news now. today is monday november 5th. the day before we end the political commercials on tv. >> i'm going to miss them. >> i'm andrea roane. >> and i'm mike haiduk. be thankful you have prayers. prayers for -- you have power. prayers for them. >> it is cold,. >> and we have a nor'easter coming on wednesday and thursd
in california support for prop 37 has dropped steeply from 66% in september to 39%. but many are fighting hard for the right to know. >> i've got to make the decisions about their diets. >> reporter: on election day it will be her vote. yukon blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. >>> when we come back on a monday from cancer treatment to the gridiron. the colts head coach makes a power speech and his rookie quarterback delivers with a record setting performance. at the...
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. >>> the presidential races that been won by ronald reagan of california. >> governor clinton is now president bill clinton. >> too close to call. >> george w. bush re-elected. >> barack obama, president elect of the united states. indication of where this election is going. we're about to release the first results from today's exit polls. it's election day in america. >> right now, the final frantic reach for president as americans head to the polls and have their say. >> four more years! four more years! >> mitt romney and barack obama, ending a long and close campaign. >> do you want more of the same or do you want change? >> fighting for every vote until the bitter end. >> we know what change looks like. and what he's offering ain't it. >> we're live with the candidates and in the battleground states that hold the keys to the white house. >> together, we can get this done. >> there's only one direction, forward zlam >> this is cnn's coverage of election day in america, the fight for the presidency, the battle for congress and the issues dividing the nation. >> i still believe in
. >>> the presidential races that been won by ronald reagan of california. >> governor clinton is now president bill clinton. >> too close to call. >> george w. bush re-elected. >> barack obama, president elect of the united states. indication of where this election is going. we're about to release the first results from today's exit polls. it's election day in america. >> right now, the final frantic reach for president as americans head to the polls and...
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democrats are trying hard to unseat gop incumbents in blue states like california, new york, and illinois. and could see gains in maryland and florida. so why do these house races matter? members of congress will have to make big decisions in the coming months. chief among them, reaching a deal to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff, a series of tax increases and spending cuts set to take effect next year. >> the decisions confronting congress over the next four months are bigger than i think most of us have seen in our lifetime. at least on the fiscal matters. >> reporter: it's not just the fiscal cliff. >> most people think we need some fundamental tax
democrats are trying hard to unseat gop incumbents in blue states like california, new york, and illinois. and could see gains in maryland and florida. so why do these house races matter? members of congress will have to make big decisions in the coming months. chief among them, reaching a deal to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff, a series of tax increases and spending cuts set to take effect next year. >> the decisions confronting congress over the next four months are bigger than i...
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given california's death row could shut its debdoor for good. they are favoring to repeal it in favor of life imprisonment of parole. 44 percent say that they would vote yes 38 would oppose it and 17 are undecided. that is a significant increase in support from september. when " yes " neutral " no " 45- 42. and the pollster says that this is unusual to see a reversal. >> use the one the lines cross it is when they are coming from the " yes " coming to the " no ". and in this particular initiative which is unique. it is moving the other direction. they are learning more about the initiative. and they are seen likely to vote " yes ". >> the reversal could be changing attitudes of what could cost the state lost money. >> a large majority of people thought that it was more expensive to put them into prison for life and execution. now, opinions have changed, dramatically. and they think that it is more expensive to do the death penalty that is being implemented. with all of the appeals, and backlog. and housing these prisoners and actor confinement.
given california's death row could shut its debdoor for good. they are favoring to repeal it in favor of life imprisonment of parole. 44 percent say that they would vote yes 38 would oppose it and 17 are undecided. that is a significant increase in support from september. when " yes " neutral " no " 45- 42. and the pollster says that this is unusual to see a reversal. >> use the one the lines cross it is when they are coming from the " yes " coming to the...
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in california support for prop 37 has dropped steeply from 66% in september to 39%. but many are fighting hard for the right to know. >> i've got to make the decisions about their diets. >> reporter: on election day it will be her vote. john blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. >>> when we come back on a monday from cancer treatment to the gridiron. the colts head coach makes a power speech and his rookie quarterback delivers with a record setting performance. a power speech and his rookie quarterback delivers with a record setting performance. [ female announcer ] introducing u the latest coffee machine from nespresso. modular. intuitive. combines espresso and fresh milk. the new u. nespresso. what else? available at these fine retailers. quickly extinguish the flam. what was found nearby that s it appear suspicious. plus: found clinging to an overturned boat. seven people are rescued from toms bay. how two children endedp trapped. and one day away. we're just over 24 hour before the pols open nationwide. the frantic pace for the presidential candidates this morning
in california support for prop 37 has dropped steeply from 66% in september to 39%. but many are fighting hard for the right to know. >> i've got to make the decisions about their diets. >> reporter: on election day it will be her vote. john blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. >>> when we come back on a monday from cancer treatment to the gridiron. the colts head coach makes a power speech and his rookie quarterback delivers with a record setting performance. a power...
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so from nevada, from california, texas, ohio. they come here to do exactly what they're doing, transport patients in situations like this, soledad. >> i was told by a friend who was in the hospital that the ambulance he was transported out of, she was taken out of nyu langone, she said, from ohio, and they were prepositioned before the storm by fema and felt it went really well. so nyu langone is actually right next to bellevue. they're right, very close to the water, a block from the water. i want to bring in, sanjay, dr. irwin redlener, he's a professor at columbia university, the school of public health there. you and i have talked a lot about hospitals in the wake of katrina. why do people put the power in the basement? it seems to me the first thing that's going to go in a flood or any kind of, not even a major a storm, but a minor storm, is your basement's going to flood. >> this has been a bit of a technological whack-a-mole here, because we realized after katrina, and even after the blackout of 2003, we had to do somethin
so from nevada, from california, texas, ohio. they come here to do exactly what they're doing, transport patients in situations like this, soledad. >> i was told by a friend who was in the hospital that the ambulance he was transported out of, she was taken out of nyu langone, she said, from ohio, and they were prepositioned before the storm by fema and felt it went really well. so nyu langone is actually right next to bellevue. they're right, very close to the water, a block from the...
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the president will carry new york and california. mitt romney will carry texas. those states are not in play right now so it's in terms of an immediate impact but the battleground states, widely admired. people that don't like necessarily democrats or republicans, they look to see who's the best candidate and i think michael bloomberg has sway potentially. if it's a close race in ohio, virginia or nevada, maybe anything could have an impact on swaying final undecided voters and bloomberg could have an impact, not a huge impact. i think you're right on that matter but anything could have an impact. >> we thank you. see you at the top of the hour for "the situation room." i want to get back to the aftermath of sandy. we have seen, you have seen the absolute destruction over a couple of days that nothing more shocking than the pictures from breezy point, new york. look at this. where not just the floodwaters but fire has consumed home after home after home. more than 100 before the fire stopped and when you look at the images, can you imagine staying in your home as
the president will carry new york and california. mitt romney will carry texas. those states are not in play right now so it's in terms of an immediate impact but the battleground states, widely admired. people that don't like necessarily democrats or republicans, they look to see who's the best candidate and i think michael bloomberg has sway potentially. if it's a close race in ohio, virginia or nevada, maybe anything could have an impact on swaying final undecided voters and bloomberg could...
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in palm springs, california, mary bono mack isn't giving up. she trails raul ruiz with all precincts reported. her husband, connie mack lost his bid for senate. republican congressman alan west is not conceding dough feet. he is dand iing a recount against challenger patrick murphy, who has a slim lead of less than 2,500 votes. that is more than what is needed to trigger an automatic recount. >>> hillary clinton will pay tribute to slain u.s. ambassador chris stevens at an awards ceremony tonight in washington. stevens was killed in the september attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. honoring outstanding accomplishments in conflict, resolution and negotiation. >>> former arizona representative gabby giffords and husband mark kelly will be on hand in a tucson courtroom when the man who shot giffords receives his sentence. kelly is expected to read a statement during that hearing. 24-year-old jared lee laughner murder murdered six people. giffords and 12 others were wounded. he will be sentenced as part of a plea deal arranged in augus
in palm springs, california, mary bono mack isn't giving up. she trails raul ruiz with all precincts reported. her husband, connie mack lost his bid for senate. republican congressman alan west is not conceding dough feet. he is dand iing a recount against challenger patrick murphy, who has a slim lead of less than 2,500 votes. that is more than what is needed to trigger an automatic recount. >>> hillary clinton will pay tribute to slain u.s. ambassador chris stevens at an awards...
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the group has put $11 million towards two california campaigns. no on prop 30 governor brown's tax plan and yes on 32 which would curb union campaign donation. the group refused to turn over its records by yesterday's deadline saying it plans to appeal. state officials are now trying to determine if the arizona group violated any regulations. >>> the latest field poll shows half of california voters are opposed to prop 32. 16% still undecided. >> it empowers the rank-and- file union members themselves or the worker at the corporation to say you can't just reach into my paycheck and take my money anymore. >> deliberately designed to confuse voters and to get people to vote for it to mislead voters to get them to vote for it for the wrong reasons. >> opponents say a prop 32 passage -- if prop 32 passes, they intend to challenge it in court. >>> apple is keeping money overseas and paying lower taxes because of it. the cupertino company paid an income tax rate -- [ coughing ] >> -- an income tax rate of 1.9% on $36 billion worth of foreign earnings. a
the group has put $11 million towards two california campaigns. no on prop 30 governor brown's tax plan and yes on 32 which would curb union campaign donation. the group refused to turn over its records by yesterday's deadline saying it plans to appeal. state officials are now trying to determine if the arizona group violated any regulations. >>> the latest field poll shows half of california voters are opposed to prop 32. 16% still undecided. >> it empowers the rank-and- file...
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you have to have two in the state of california. some trucks and motorcycles only given one plate thech have to put them in the back. you don't get written up unless getting a parking ticket, too. a lot of these show up in the city and county of san francisco. so you know they wanted to be there. if you need two plates and need a new one, costs $19. >> i was getting a parking ticket and i started protesting. the guy goes, stop now because you should get a second one. i said you're right. sorry. sorry. kristin wants to know i forgot to vote by mail. should i send it in today? >> no. no. this is a time when it's not when it's post marked but when it arrives. it has to arrive tomorrow. so what you can do is take it to a polling place in your county. and drop it off. >> jeff asks is this myth true when a telemarketer calls pressing nine will disconnect you and put you on the do not call list? >> no. >> i wish. >> if you have a prerecorded call, somewhere near the call the recording has to say if you want to go on the do not call list hi
you have to have two in the state of california. some trucks and motorcycles only given one plate thech have to put them in the back. you don't get written up unless getting a parking ticket, too. a lot of these show up in the city and county of san francisco. so you know they wanted to be there. if you need two plates and need a new one, costs $19. >> i was getting a parking ticket and i started protesting. the guy goes, stop now because you should get a second one. i said you're right....
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. >> reporter: california almost certain to vote for president obama. voters in the red states almost certain to go for governor romney. arizona and north carolina leaning romney. new mexico, minnesota and pennsylvania are leaning obama. so what do you have left? true toss-up states, we will color them yellow. nevada, colorado, iowa, wisconsin, ohio, virginia, new hampshire, and florida. and check out how close the latest polling numbers are in the yellow swing late. in ohio, maybe the most important state, obama 50% to romney's 47%. in colorado, obama 50, romney 48. in virginia, obama just a one percentage point lead, same thing in florida. in new hampshire, obama 49% to romney's 47%. in iowa, the president with a six percentage point lead. wisconsin, obama 51, romney 44 and in nevada, obama 50% to romney's 46%. the president leads in these states but it's certainly within the margin of error. in most cases, romney definitely within striking distance. >>> and a reminder, kron 4 news will have extended election coverage on tuesday. you can also stay upd
. >> reporter: california almost certain to vote for president obama. voters in the red states almost certain to go for governor romney. arizona and north carolina leaning romney. new mexico, minnesota and pennsylvania are leaning obama. so what do you have left? true toss-up states, we will color them yellow. nevada, colorado, iowa, wisconsin, ohio, virginia, new hampshire, and florida. and check out how close the latest polling numbers are in the yellow swing late. in ohio, maybe the...
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the open seat in california 26. we don't know what will happen there. 100% are in . mary bono mack is behind. will she join her husband coming an congress. bilbray is behind with 100% reporting in california as we mentioned already, incumbent allen west is behind in florida 18 with all the votes counted. representative menechek is leading. that appears to be a couple thousand votes apart. ke mcintyre, will he be one of the few blue dogs that remains? he has a small lead. there will be a run-off for one house seat in louisian the third two republicans there. but if all those leads hold, nbc news is current ly projecting they could pick up eight seats in the house again. yes, we know all those 100%. mail ballots particularly out in the state of california so we'll see but ifíu all leads hold it'a net pickup of eight seats for the democrats in the house. there's a lot more to come on this special two-hour post-election edition of "the daily rundown." i'm basically going on no sleep so you never know what i'm going to say which is why you s. up next, the independent str
the open seat in california 26. we don't know what will happen there. 100% are in . mary bono mack is behind. will she join her husband coming an congress. bilbray is behind with 100% reporting in california as we mentioned already, incumbent allen west is behind in florida 18 with all the votes counted. representative menechek is leading. that appears to be a couple thousand votes apart. ke mcintyre, will he be one of the few blue dogs that remains? he has a small lead. there will be a run-off...
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california has a medicinal marijuana law. other states have passed some others. >> well, recreational in colorado and washington state. >> we have a laboratory of democracy. we don't always agree with all states. some states have capital punishment. some states don't. some now have legalized marijuana, for recreational use. some states have legalized medicinal marijuana. i believe the president and justice department ought to respect the will of these separate states. >> in other words, no federal prosecution since it is a federal drug law of those who have legalized small amounts of marijuana. >> i think the federal law can maintain but it shouldn't try to nullify reasonable state measures. i'm not saying the state can do anything they want, but the measures that have been adopted so far have been after vigorous debate. in fact. there's been a marijuana legalization that's been rejected. it was rejected in other states. so we are capable of self-government. we don't need some federal gendarme to come in and tell us what to d
california has a medicinal marijuana law. other states have passed some others. >> well, recreational in colorado and washington state. >> we have a laboratory of democracy. we don't always agree with all states. some states have capital punishment. some states don't. some now have legalized marijuana, for recreational use. some states have legalized medicinal marijuana. i believe the president and justice department ought to respect the will of these separate states. >> in...
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they say during the stretch of declines, the average price s dropped nearly 33 cents. >> a california family won't have to worry about the price of gas anymore. lottery officials have found the winner of a $23 million super lotto plus ticket just days before the ticket expired. the winner came forward after her daughter realized she had bought the ticket and given it to her mom. officials had launched a media campaign to try to find her. >> she called me at 11:00 at night, woke me up and said this is you, you have to see it. i said no, no, i'll see it in the morning. i went to sleep. i woke up and i had all these missed calls and texts. i was like, wait a minute, maybe i should see what this is. as soon as i pulled it up, i was like, oh, my god, that is me. i was like -- >> oh, my. the lucky winner says she is going to use the money to help family members including two special needs children that she adopted. >> i want to take you straight to oxford, ohio, now where first lady michelle obama is there stumping for her husband, the president. she's at the miami university. let's listen
they say during the stretch of declines, the average price s dropped nearly 33 cents. >> a california family won't have to worry about the price of gas anymore. lottery officials have found the winner of a $23 million super lotto plus ticket just days before the ticket expired. the winner came forward after her daughter realized she had bought the ticket and given it to her mom. officials had launched a media campaign to try to find her. >> she called me at 11:00 at night, woke me...
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something that we've seen all these medical marijuana dispensaries in california. there are three other states, massachusetts, arkansas, montana are already allowing those for medical marijuana and 17 other seats. and washington, call lebron o in massachusetts those are most likely to pass. arkansas or an organ is most likely to fail. the porsche for recreation was " put on the ballot later defended it would be the first state in the southern sections to allow medical marijuana. when we talk about medical marijuana keep that-porsch pu sh//or medical marijuana it would have a very small amount. they've been trying this forcibly years. >> realistically how many states how likely are those going to pass? >> many people are going to say that it is likely to weapon in these states but look back at what happened in california. likely to- happened and what these states in 2010 but it did not pass in 2010. with least two of those states will recognize marijuana. >> the future of education in california will be decided by voters. there are two propositions tax increases. on
something that we've seen all these medical marijuana dispensaries in california. there are three other states, massachusetts, arkansas, montana are already allowing those for medical marijuana and 17 other seats. and washington, call lebron o in massachusetts those are most likely to pass. arkansas or an organ is most likely to fail. the porsche for recreation was " put on the ballot later defended it would be the first state in the southern sections to allow medical marijuana. when we...
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elsewhere it will be warm across southern california, cool across the northeast. let's talk about the potential impact for this incoming nor'easter.the timing of which will be more so tomorrow than today. heavy rain, coastal flooding, beach erosion and wet snow for the interior. maybe even the coastline. here's a storm going across florida today. get out early, especially across the central and southern part of the state. tomorrow, the low rides up the coastline. it won't be anywhere near like sandy but it will have close enough to have impacts. there are areas that will be evacuating, flood watches in effect. and also some white on the map here. just a combination of really horrifying elements considering the fact that we have tens of thousands of people that are homeless with this storm coming in. zoraida, we'll keep you posted as this forecast changes. >> insult to injury. thank you so much, rob. an evidence hearing is under way at a military base in washington state. it will determine whether robert bales should be tried for murder in the shooting deaths of 16
elsewhere it will be warm across southern california, cool across the northeast. let's talk about the potential impact for this incoming nor'easter.the timing of which will be more so tomorrow than today. heavy rain, coastal flooding, beach erosion and wet snow for the interior. maybe even the coastline. here's a storm going across florida today. get out early, especially across the central and southern part of the state. tomorrow, the low rides up the coastline. it won't be anywhere near like...
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in california voters actually might abolish the death penalty. >>> election day finally here. showing you what's going on as voters head to the polls across the country. we're talking about the big ballot initiatives as well. one of the most divisive issues, sn same-sex marriage. voters in minnesota are going to choose whether to add a ban on same-sex marriage to the state constitution. now, even if the constitutional ban is defeated, smetion maame- marriage will still be illegal in the state under another current law. >>> this woman has overcome tremendous odds. former arizona representative gabrielle giffords does her part. today she casts her vote. [ ross ] we are in the dades gorge, high up in the atlas mountains of morocco. have you seen this road we're going down? ♪ there is no relief for the brakes. we'll put them to the test today. all right, let's move out! [ ross ] we're pushing the ats brakes to the limit. going as fast as we can down the hill. we are making these sharp turns, slamming on the brembo brakes. [ derek ] it's like instant response, incredibly consiste
in california voters actually might abolish the death penalty. >>> election day finally here. showing you what's going on as voters head to the polls across the country. we're talking about the big ballot initiatives as well. one of the most divisive issues, sn same-sex marriage. voters in minnesota are going to choose whether to add a ban on same-sex marriage to the state constitution. now, even if the constitutional ban is defeated, smetion maame- marriage will still be illegal in...
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. >>> california voters will consider a ballot measure that would abolish the state's death penalty. if proposition 34 goes through, more than 700 death row inmates would have their sentences commuted to life in prison without parole. >>> and with all the buzz about the romance between president obama and chris christie and the wake of superstorm sandy, you knew it would not take long for "saturday night live" to add their two cents. >> so i would like to give a sincere thanks to president obama for how he handled the situation on election day, i'm voting for mitt romney. but if i had to pick one guy to have my back in a crisis, it would be barack obama. he's been amazing. you know, so kind, such a leader, a tree inspiration. again, i'll be a good soldier, i'll vote for romney but i'm going to hate him, too. >> mitt romney also on the receiving end of some spoofing. we'll have that for you a little later this morning. much more ahead as a special edition of "early start" continues right now on cnn live from washington, d.c. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome to our special coverage
. >>> california voters will consider a ballot measure that would abolish the state's death penalty. if proposition 34 goes through, more than 700 death row inmates would have their sentences commuted to life in prison without parole. >>> and with all the buzz about the romance between president obama and chris christie and the wake of superstorm sandy, you knew it would not take long for "saturday night live" to add their two cents. >> so i would like to give...
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. >> i really think it is one of the fraudulent ballot measures we are seeing in california in history. >> john logan say professor of labor and employment studies at san francisco state. he spoke this morning. >> it is designed to be confusing people and get people to vote for it. mislead voters. for the wrong reasons. >> the chair of the california party says 32 creates a more often playing field because even though they would not be able to use their carpenter means of funding unions would still have influence in sacramento. >> unions can not give the money directly to political campaigns but they still can form their packs, that is what they are not telling you. they still have the ability to make contributions to campaigns. >> opponents say if prop 32 passes they will challenge it in court. in the news room, cbs 5. >> i am not ready to give up on the fight and i hope you aren't either, new hampshire. i hope you aren't either. >> irneed iowa so -- i need iowa so i can win the white house and take back america. >> reporter: they are pulling out all of the stops in the final hours of
. >> i really think it is one of the fraudulent ballot measures we are seeing in california in history. >> john logan say professor of labor and employment studies at san francisco state. he spoke this morning. >> it is designed to be confusing people and get people to vote for it. mislead voters. for the wrong reasons. >> the chair of the california party says 32 creates a more often playing field because even though they would not be able to use their carpenter means...
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california tried it in 2010. was not successful. it will resurface in california. a lot more states will follow. >> they can get tax revenue from it. it's big money. >> big, big money. colorado and jeffrey marin is estimating colorado and washington will each bring in about $50 to $60 million in tax revenue and that's not only that. enforcement savings. $47 million you don't have to run down people. $74 million in colorado. $99 million being saved in washington. then as i was saying earlier there's all this potential tourism. denver, colorado. you have more -- >> the new amsterdam. >> in fact there's an area in denver that i did a lot of reporting from called ramsterdam. there's more dispensaries than starbucks. states are going to look at this much as many have looked at gambling and said hey maybe we can make some money. >> more pot than starbucks pap lot of what we hear about pot it's small business, individual farms. is it possible we could end up with big pot? >> you could. i mean, you think about the infrastructure that's already in the place with a lot of bi
california tried it in 2010. was not successful. it will resurface in california. a lot more states will follow. >> they can get tax revenue from it. it's big money. >> big, big money. colorado and jeffrey marin is estimating colorado and washington will each bring in about $50 to $60 million in tax revenue and that's not only that. enforcement savings. $47 million you don't have to run down people. $74 million in colorado. $99 million being saved in washington. then as i was saying...
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since you're in florida, the mayor of los angeles, not your home state of california, but still, you're there. i want to talk to you about the lines. these lines of early voters we're seeing today, looks like winding around street corners, you have people in southern florida, casting ballots, waiting for hours to do so, some from what i've heard, some are just walking away, giving up. question to you is how confident are you by the time the polls close tomorrow that everyone who wants to vote can? >> well, as you know, the governor, governor scott and the legislature reduced early voting by six days. they even fought in court the opportunity to extend voting hours at a polling place where there had been a bomb threat. our hope is that people will go out and vote. i can tell you there are 125 offices. we have been working two years here in florida. >> what is your confidence level? are you confident that everyone who wants to vote will be voting? >> i'm confident that we'll make every effort to get them out to vote. you talked about the enthusiasm gap. i haven't seen it. i didn't see it
since you're in florida, the mayor of los angeles, not your home state of california, but still, you're there. i want to talk to you about the lines. these lines of early voters we're seeing today, looks like winding around street corners, you have people in southern florida, casting ballots, waiting for hours to do so, some from what i've heard, some are just walking away, giving up. question to you is how confident are you by the time the polls close tomorrow that everyone who wants to vote...
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>> well, we're from california, but came to ohio, california is kind of a safe state. we wanted to be where the action was, and it is very important to get every single voter out there. >> reporter: she is the lead veteran here. >> how long have you been doing this? >> oh, about 50 years. >> reporter: 50 years you have been volunteering for democrats? >> yes, if they don't have rides we're standing, ready to pick them up to carry them and put them right on the spot. wherever it is. >> reporter: on the other side of town, from the other side of the aisle, another group of ladies is burning up the phone lines for governor mitt romney, for mary mogan, sometimes her calls are a success. >> can we count on your vote for mitt? yes, that is what i want to hear, thank you so much. >> reporter: and sometimes, not so much. >> can we count on you for mitt romney? headli hello. i guess that is a no. >> reporter: across the table, one-month call newy says she is unempl unemployed, and hope that mitt romney will help her get back to work. >> i hear excitement on the other line, and
>> well, we're from california, but came to ohio, california is kind of a safe state. we wanted to be where the action was, and it is very important to get every single voter out there. >> reporter: she is the lead veteran here. >> how long have you been doing this? >> oh, about 50 years. >> reporter: 50 years you have been volunteering for democrats? >> yes, if they don't have rides we're standing, ready to pick them up to carry them and put them right on...
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california's lesson, all they do is raise taxes on the rich and don't solve their problems. we don't want america to become like california. >> will liberal democrats in the house, donna, go along with the president if he significantly makes changes, cuts spending for example for medicare and medicaid? >> 60% of the american people, wolf, believes that we should raise taxes on the wealthiest americans. we've had this debate now for many, many months, many, many years on what conservatives want and what so-called tea party republicans want. liberals are going to push their agenda. they are going to fight hard for their agenda. we're not going to set aside our goals, our policies simply because the republicans lost. they lost. and it's important that -- >> donna, they still retain the majority in the house of representatives. and there aren't enough democrats in the senate to beat back a filibuster. >> wolf, we're going to fight for our causes. we may lose. we won more than 57% of the senate seats out there. i mean, we got a lot of popular votes out there. we're going to fight
california's lesson, all they do is raise taxes on the rich and don't solve their problems. we don't want america to become like california. >> will liberal democrats in the house, donna, go along with the president if he significantly makes changes, cuts spending for example for medicare and medicaid? >> 60% of the american people, wolf, believes that we should raise taxes on the wealthiest americans. we've had this debate now for many, many months, many, many years on what...
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in california one firefighter didn't have a chance to worry about rookie nerves. steve shows us how he was focused on a bundle of joy. >> had studied in class. carried it out in textbook form. >> got everything set up and it happened. >> it happened all right. he delivered a baby on his first day on the job. here's a picture of mom and baby. 7 pound samiah resting after emergency entrance. >> only thing i didn't ask her is why we were there. but you never know what goes on in the middle of the night. >> the labor snuck up on mom so fast there was only time to call 911. he arrived 10 minutes before the birth. >> it's just the luck of the draw. that could be our next call. you never know. >> it was the call of a life time and happened on his first shift. the call to bring a new life safely into the world. >> and that was steve reporting. may have been firefighter's first delivery but mom was no new mom. it was her 4th child. he did have experience of his own. he became a father 6 weeks ago but at a hospital with a doctor in attendance. whole different thing. >> prob
in california one firefighter didn't have a chance to worry about rookie nerves. steve shows us how he was focused on a bundle of joy. >> had studied in class. carried it out in textbook form. >> got everything set up and it happened. >> it happened all right. he delivered a baby on his first day on the job. here's a picture of mom and baby. 7 pound samiah resting after emergency entrance. >> only thing i didn't ask her is why we were there. but you never know what goes...
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. >>> and from the cold to california's hot, dry winds. fire danger running high in the golden state. >>> and liar, liar. jimmy kimmel's election day prank with hilarious responses, you just have to hear. >>> good morning. it is election day. as you said, finally. >> finally. >> it all comes down to today, after the long, expensive campaign. all the ads. all the attacks. all the polls. all the promises. all the money. all the hype. today, the american people will choose their next president. >> and for weeks, as we've said, it's been an extremely tight race. and with election day 2012 finally here, your voice will be heard and your voteounted. we have correspondents with both campaigns that begin this election morning, with abc's t.j. winick. he's live for us in chicago. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: good morning, rob and paula. well, the president wrapped up his campaign yesterday here in the midwest. and right now, it looks as if a last-minute surge could carry barack obama to four more years. while most of the east coast of the u.s. i
. >>> and from the cold to california's hot, dry winds. fire danger running high in the golden state. >>> and liar, liar. jimmy kimmel's election day prank with hilarious responses, you just have to hear. >>> good morning. it is election day. as you said, finally. >> finally. >> it all comes down to today, after the long, expensive campaign. all the ads. all the attacks. all the polls. all the promises. all the money. all the hype. today, the american...
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right now he's not here in california i mean we're not calling it that i think it's fairly obvious he's that he's lost michigan and he's lost massachusetts where they really no i mean he was the governor and he's lost new hampshire to you know the state next door in the place where he has a summer home and where you know what he wants a lot of is to many one of many. and one of several out of many of his cadillacs are there but also i was in a meeting in las vegas a couple of weeks ago with harry reid and he struck this so we strongly implied or suggested that if the situation and i think we're seeing play out right now happens that there's a very very real chance that we're going to change the senate rules and blow up with the poster the flipside of that and the reason i think why you would say that is because the republicans came out about a month ago this internal memo was leaked to that said that they're going to they're going to start pushing stuff through if they if they took the senate they would push everything through by reconciliation in other words they would get around the f
right now he's not here in california i mean we're not calling it that i think it's fairly obvious he's that he's lost michigan and he's lost massachusetts where they really no i mean he was the governor and he's lost new hampshire to you know the state next door in the place where he has a summer home and where you know what he wants a lot of is to many one of many. and one of several out of many of his cadillacs are there but also i was in a meeting in las vegas a couple of weeks ago with...
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to spend a dime on the assumption that if they said they're going to get california, they might get it. they lost it. >> shrummy, good to see you. >> bob shrum, thank you. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. live election day coverage from washington, d.c. colorado is another one of the key battleground states in this election. the polls there, scheduled to open in less than ten minutes. cnn's ed lavendera is live in lakewood, colorado. >> reporter: good morning, john. western suburb of denver. romney campaign and obama campaigns will be paying close attention to what happens here. how jefferson county votes, many say, will determine which side wins the state of colorado and its nine electoral votes. that's because the nature of this county is equal parts republican, democrat and independent swing voters. they're looking to turn out the vote in jefferson county. early, 1.7 million people voted here in this state already. that is the majority. here in jefferson county, we're told by election offic
to spend a dime on the assumption that if they said they're going to get california, they might get it. they lost it. >> shrummy, good to see you. >> bob shrum, thank you. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. live election day coverage from washington, d.c. colorado is another one of the key battleground states in this election. the polls there, scheduled to open in less than ten minutes. cnn's ed...
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more than a thousand utility crews from as far away as california and canada are being staged at citi field, home to the new york mets. >> we're in hand to hand combat. we are just going block to block putting up facilities that have been damaged by those winds and/or the floods. >> reporter: john is in charge of power restoration for new york's largest electric company. con ed has restored power to 800,000 customers but have 150,000 to go before a coastal storm sweeps in mid week. >> it may slow down the troops that are out there doing restoration. >> reporter: on new jersey's long beach island, homeowners, including this woman, were finally allowed to check the damage. >> the bottom fell out, so we were lucky that the house is still standing. we had seen pictures of the house, so we knew it had been badly damaged, but still seeing it is painful. >> reporter: meanwhile, the gas lines could get longer. the nor'easter could knock out power to some of the pumps that's just been restored. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> with that nor'easter on its way up the atlantic coast, some new
more than a thousand utility crews from as far away as california and canada are being staged at citi field, home to the new york mets. >> we're in hand to hand combat. we are just going block to block putting up facilities that have been damaged by those winds and/or the floods. >> reporter: john is in charge of power restoration for new york's largest electric company. con ed has restored power to 800,000 customers but have 150,000 to go before a coastal storm sweeps in mid week....
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if you look at the only thing, it was the marriage amendment in california. if you look at why it won, it was a crossover of hispanics and black pastors and joined the republicans. rather than look at hispanics and blacks from the standpoint of what we white people want to look at, why not ask them what they're -- they're interested in? wynola get their values and their cultural agenda and their priorities and address that? that is where there is great common ground and i do not understand why republicans seemingly are afraid of their own shadow and. when it comes to that. >> in the first national election, president obama embraced gay marriage. [inaudible] is this a losing issue going forward for conservatives? >> this is an issue that is free much under debate. you're right. there were four blue stage yesterday that approved gay marriage. most of them by very narrow margins. there were far less margins in the state legislatures in some of those states. would-be disaster is is if the obama administration had used the judiciary to oppose a solution on all 50
if you look at the only thing, it was the marriage amendment in california. if you look at why it won, it was a crossover of hispanics and black pastors and joined the republicans. rather than look at hispanics and blacks from the standpoint of what we white people want to look at, why not ask them what they're -- they're interested in? wynola get their values and their cultural agenda and their priorities and address that? that is where there is great common ground and i do not understand why...
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cbs 5 reporter linda yee asks the governor if he should have done anything differently. >> keep the california dream alive, yes on 30! thanks! >> reporter: it was the ultimate pep rally with a few of the governor's friends leading the cheers. >> are we gonna do it? >> yes! >> all right! all right! >> reporter: governor jerry brown barn stormed the state today. recent polls show support dwindling for a major that will raise income taxes for those making more than $250,000 a year and also impose an extra quarter cent sales tax. >> so the governor is asking for your help. will you give it! okay! >> reporter: brown says without tax hikes, get ready for deeper cuts. >> $27 billion of red ink in debt. and we've cut, we've slashed. i mean, it's amazing. >> reporter: the projected $6 billion a year raised by the new taxes will go to education for k through 12th grades and community colleges. and it guarantees funding for public safety services. but polls show less than 50% of the voters support higher taxes. defeat is a real possibility. >> if you could do it over again, what would you do? >> i think
cbs 5 reporter linda yee asks the governor if he should have done anything differently. >> keep the california dream alive, yes on 30! thanks! >> reporter: it was the ultimate pep rally with a few of the governor's friends leading the cheers. >> are we gonna do it? >> yes! >> all right! all right! >> reporter: governor jerry brown barn stormed the state today. recent polls show support dwindling for a major that will raise income taxes for those making more...
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only two states in the nation actually explicitly permit pornography to be filmed, and that's california and new hampshire, of all places. >> so new hampshire would be the place where they would amscray? they would have a long flight. >> that's right. that's right. the industry does say that they would like to perhaps go to nevada, but nevada's state supreme court actually hasn't explicitly ruled that pornography can be filmed there. >> huh. so, ron, they want to -- the industry before it pulls up stakes and moves the entire, you know, show across the country, they want to actually sue about this ballot measure. my question is -- i'm not going to suggest for a moment that you know all the legal ins and outs, but do they have merit in actually launching a suit, and if they are successful, what does that mean to the voters of california who have said that they feel it's important to have a safe work environment? >> well, the porn industry says that, you know, this measure violates their first amendment rights to film -- to, you know, produce their film the way they want to. now, the aids a
only two states in the nation actually explicitly permit pornography to be filmed, and that's california and new hampshire, of all places. >> so new hampshire would be the place where they would amscray? they would have a long flight. >> that's right. that's right. the industry does say that they would like to perhaps go to nevada, but nevada's state supreme court actually hasn't explicitly ruled that pornography can be filmed there. >> huh. so, ron, they want to -- the...
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the president will do quite well in new york and california and some of the other blue states. that's part of why the national polls might not be that great an indicator. >> these national states haven't seen the advertising, haven't seen the campaigning, haven't seen the targeted messaging. that's where the president's team has built the operation that they think will allow them to go from tied nationally to a little bit of an advantage. >> it depends which poll you look at. most of them show mitt romney has a lead among independents. if you're the romney campaign is that your reason for optimism tonight and tomorrow? >> three reasons to be optimistic. one is in a lot of polls, they're doing betting with independents. in a state like ohio, the candidate who wins independents usually wins. david axelrod such as much on the show last week. an incumbent below 50% at 47%, 48%, you have to think you might lose. and third is, ever reporter who's been out in the last week with the candidates has seen there's a lot of enthusiasm on the republican side. i'm not saying there's not enthu
the president will do quite well in new york and california and some of the other blue states. that's part of why the national polls might not be that great an indicator. >> these national states haven't seen the advertising, haven't seen the campaigning, haven't seen the targeted messaging. that's where the president's team has built the operation that they think will allow them to go from tied nationally to a little bit of an advantage. >> it depends which poll you look at. most...
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look how much they've lost because california gone so solidly democratic. our lifetimes they used to be swing states and now they give any democratic nominee a big advantage right out of the box. >> now listen to this. michael share of "time" noticed the comparisons of the new stump line and former president. not clinton. take a listen here. >> after four years as president, you know me. you may not agree with every decision i've made. you may at times been frustrated by the pace of change but you know what i believe. you know where i stand. >> even when you might not agree with me, you know what i believe. you where i stand. and you know where i'm going to lead our nation. >> very similar pitches. is there any connection between the -- i mean sameties of 2004 and 2008? >> better the devil you know. >> it's the incumbent war cry. you know me. you know who i am. the truth of the matter is, though, i think that voters don't really know who either of these guys are in the end. what would a second obama term look like? and what would a first romney term look li
look how much they've lost because california gone so solidly democratic. our lifetimes they used to be swing states and now they give any democratic nominee a big advantage right out of the box. >> now listen to this. michael share of "time" noticed the comparisons of the new stump line and former president. not clinton. take a listen here. >> after four years as president, you know me. you may not agree with every decision i've made. you may at times been frustrated by...
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. >>> two wealthy california siblings are digging deep into their pockets to make sure their ballot initiatives win tomorrow. charles monger pumped tens of millions into supporting proposition 32 that would stop unions from using payroll- deducted funds for political purposes. his sister molly has spent $47 million supporting proposition 38 which would raise money for education. >>> by a state supreme court ruling, we still don't know who is behind an $11 million effort to defeat prop 32. we do know the money came from the virginia-based americans for responsible leadership and the arizona center to protect patient rights. who is behind these two conservative groups? it's a good question, because their donors turned out to be other nonprofits and those individual contributors names remain secret. >> transparency is the life blood of democracy. the transactions are the equivalent of passing a suitcase in a dark alley. >> the fair political practices commission says the secret donation amounts to money laundering and violates california campaign law. >>> speaking of prop 30, the governor is reall
. >>> two wealthy california siblings are digging deep into their pockets to make sure their ballot initiatives win tomorrow. charles monger pumped tens of millions into supporting proposition 32 that would stop unions from using payroll- deducted funds for political purposes. his sister molly has spent $47 million supporting proposition 38 which would raise money for education. >>> by a state supreme court ruling, we still don't know who is behind an $11 million effort to...
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california and illinois now have democratic super-majorities in both chambers. democrats flipped both chambers in maine. republicans lost their super majorities in arizona, and democrats claimed new majorities and statehouses in colorado, minnesota and new hampshire. americans stood up for progress, and that's what elections are all about. >> that's why we do this. that's what politics can be. that's why elections matter. it's not small, it's big. >> this election was big. it signaled that the reagan view of government and politics is fading into the past. we are more diverse, hopeful nation, and viewers voted that way on tuesday. >>> joining me now is richard wolffe, vice president and executive editor of msnbc.com, and alicia menendez, host and producer of huff post live. thank you both for being here. >> let any go to you, do you agree that republicans' loss tuesday went way beyond? >> yes, they lost on the positioning, the branding of the party f and, you know, you can look at it state by state, look at it issue by issue, but the biggest to me, just if you l
california and illinois now have democratic super-majorities in both chambers. democrats flipped both chambers in maine. republicans lost their super majorities in arizona, and democrats claimed new majorities and statehouses in colorado, minnesota and new hampshire. americans stood up for progress, and that's what elections are all about. >> that's why we do this. that's what politics can be. that's why elections matter. it's not small, it's big. >> this election was big. it...
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the reason why is that it works here in the battleground state of california because the romney campaign wants to reach out to the independents. a third of the voters here in colorado are registered independents. and so the last thing the romney campaign wants, and that the obama campaign wants is for those independents to throw up their hands and say i hate both these guys. i'm just going to stay home and not vote. whose coming out so far? colorado secretary of state says 1.6 million people have already cast early votes. and leading right now are registered republicans, by about 35,000 votes. so the republicans here in colorado say they have the ground game, they have the edge. they have the energy. and they believe this the obama win in colorado in 2008 was just a one off that, romney camp will take the stage. in a denver post poll, they say, hey, we have the edge. it appears that obama is slightly leading from according to that poll. having talked to people here, it is simply too close to call. reading the tea leaves, woe'll just have to wait and see what happens on tuesday. >> thank
the reason why is that it works here in the battleground state of california because the romney campaign wants to reach out to the independents. a third of the voters here in colorado are registered independents. and so the last thing the romney campaign wants, and that the obama campaign wants is for those independents to throw up their hands and say i hate both these guys. i'm just going to stay home and not vote. whose coming out so far? colorado secretary of state says 1.6 million people...
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carried pennsylvania, he also carried california and illinois and new jersey, places where they would hunt romney down with dogs. this is not like the map he needs if he wants to win pennsylvania. i don't really wish him well, i don't wish him any ill. but he's wasting money. >> what's the strategy, john avlon? you're in ohio tonight. is the push in pa a a sign of weakness in ohio? john king's talking about he feels it's neck and neck, different than he felt in the last election, but do you think that? >> president obama has had a small but steady lead in ohio. we think the romney campaign is looking at a saturation point. there's not much more than you can do except get out the vote. with money, the with the candidate's time more importantly, i think speaks to change the strategy because the current strategy isn't working. they're looking for alternate paths to 270. states where it looked like romney was pulling ahead in. florida, virginia, colorado. the fact the romney campaign is running an ad in florida trying to tie the president to castro and chavez speaks to insecurity on his p
carried pennsylvania, he also carried california and illinois and new jersey, places where they would hunt romney down with dogs. this is not like the map he needs if he wants to win pennsylvania. i don't really wish him well, i don't wish him any ill. but he's wasting money. >> what's the strategy, john avlon? you're in ohio tonight. is the push in pa a a sign of weakness in ohio? john king's talking about he feels it's neck and neck, different than he felt in the last election, but do...